The New York Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Tospector. It was referred to the select committee having the subject in charge. The Corporation Counsel sent inan opinion, to the effect thut be Common Counsel have power to reduce taxes of real and personal estate after they have been con firmed by the Board of Supervisors. An ordinance was presented and referred, authorizing the issuc of the balance of the Ceutral Park fand, amount: ing to the sum of $66,566 66. RMS, cvs deat Money cont by matt willbe at the Pi he eit eege' amps’ not received as eubseription moe. THE DAILY HERALD, bco conta par ) $7 per annua. (HE WEEKLY HERALD, every Saturd at ric cents: HE WEEKLY Hay. nZone per Great Britain, in Baroy 1" cilmen transacted a large copy, or 8S per canum; the Buropedn BAiwon The Board of Couscitmen MY. cence jet copy. $4 per annus t0 rt ee a peste or $3 foncy prt tie Cttuents oth ot potage; he | amount of business last evening, but the only Ce) UDO yper era tt MAAS each month at stecentt | Otter of general puiiic interest was @ communt- POE VAMIEY HERALD, on Wednentay, at four cents per | vation of the Croton Aqueduct Board in reply to a eM PN EGE" CORRESPONDENCE, oa, important } sesolution respecting the propriety of erecting 1 from any quarter of the world; ¢ jt irinking h ‘The President state ri fre” gap Bin Foueioe Oouavaronverrs anu | drinking bydrants. The President states that the Particviau.? Request@y so Sal ALL LerTens ano Pack: Board proposes for the present to purchase fifteen Aaus SENT US. hydrants from a Brooklyn company and put them up for trial in conspicuous places. A special Com- mittee was appointed to consider the matter. The Board concurred with the Aldermen in denying the petition of the American Institute for the lease of Re r square. A resolution was adopted to proceedings in the Hexanp and No. 150 AMUBKMENTS SHIS BVANING, oartornth aiceot —Tralsax OFe- vie Tesacaue—La PAvORITA ACADEMY OF MUST. BA ~ Matinee a! one o' vive NIR\ O'S GARDEN, Broadwsy ~Gur Maysauing—La Baryusne. ROWFRY THEATRE, Bowery.—Mane, tax Tearraa— Bveiens Wuson. METROPOLITAN ity papers. » Aldecmanic Committee on Railroads met ) y afternoon to hear parties in reference to the stopping of steam cars on the Hudson River ‘oad below Fifty-second street. On behalf of :¢ company, Mr. North, their Secretary, was pre- sent, and stated the willingness of the railroad com- pany to substitute sum ears for the trains below Fittysecond street, provided the Conimon Council would allow them a suflicient time for removing their terminus. Several property owners from the BARNUM'S AMERIOAN _MOSFUM, Broadway — after: upper part of the city were also present, and stated ome ey a er Bt that if arrangeniant snpdtaieg eee for fe SOD, ad company to place their small cars on the wont RR BUR DUS a ond pesihisine atl nd also atime for them to cease running BRYANTS MINSTRELS, MECHANTOW HALL, (27 Broad. | ‘Leir locomotives down towa, could be effected, it way —Neoso Soxce, &c jaw Roast Burs. would meet their views. The matter has been re- ROOLEYS MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway.--Boa eserves, | peatedly before the Common Council, and they will Boras, Daxcgs, £0 ~DisarrorsTep LOVEKs hold their final meeting iu reference to it on Mon. = day next. At the meeting of the Health Comuuissioners terday the arrival of several vessels from yellow fever ports was reported, and necessary directions given as to the conditions on which they must come up to the city. The reports ofa number of police captains as to how the work of street cleaning pro- gresses were sent in to Mayor Tiemann, und may Le found, with the report of the meeting, ia an- other colunin, together with a statement of the amount atready performed. The Joint Committee of the Common Cow’ it on re-districting the City, met yesterday, and agreed to divide the Eleventh ward into eighteen instead of twelve election districts—the number which it contained heretofore. They say that the object to be ; a effected by this change is to aiford all voters an op- Feri, Lanne, State € G0. Noo Obepslaisene | Portunity of excrcising the right of franch R. Stuart, 10 Exclaoge nireet, this is very inuch questioned hy some p ... Lansing, Baldwio & Go., 91 Rue Corveilie. The European uews received by the steamers New a .. De Thapeauronge & Co. = York and Hammonia yesterday bad a dopressing inftu- ‘Se contents 0f Nee iseren srran ot the Reitz Will | cs co. out cotton market, and tended 0 check opera: s pe ae seer re ride ra ieee mn ee vache tions. The trangactiona wore couflzed to 3300 a 400 baias, alien daring the prOTiens a i in Jots from store too smail in amount to offer any correct astisaeri criterion fer reliable quotati Flour was strengthened by the news, and the esles were largor, while prices alvanced about ic a hc, par barrel, espocially for Westorn common to modium grads of State aud Western, Southern was also iirmer, with rather more doing. Wheat was v hold, whi'e sales were to @ moderate exten sl prices. Corn was heavy, and sales light at pr a in another place, Holdera at the close manifested more firmness. Pork: was heavy, while eales were to a fair extent, inciuding ew mess atj$i7 20a $17 25; clear meas, $19 59, and prime at $1625. Beefand Jard were less buoyant, wailo salos wore fair, Suzars wore less active ; the gales embraced about 300 a 400 hogsheads and 412 boxes, at rates mven in anotner column, Coffee was comparatively qaict, but quite stoady, with sales of 1,350 mats. Java, and 1,700 3 Domingo, including Cape at rates given elsowhore, Freights were dull, while engnzements were mado to a moderate extent. ‘The New York Democracy and the Charles ton Convention—Another Hardshell Cau- THEATRE (Tate Burton’ ObRE POR THe Besavit, o ‘oF Br, VINCENT DE Pavt, Assy WALLAOK’S THRATRY, Broadway.—Lonnox wanda Bory DRacoors i KENK'S THRATRE, No. 5% Broaiway.— potbinas se Question—Mrwet MMSE Nigut's Dukaw. THMALTEE FEA¥OATS, GP Broedwey —-L'Tionneun at LaRorst-14 Tkreroim Os Fouts Daamatigoss. New Work, Tuesday, May 31, 1959. mares FOR HFDOROPE, Woe New Fork Herald—Edttion tor Surops: The Cunard mail stexmship Canada, Capt. Lang, will leave Boston on Weil ay for Liverpool. ‘he European mai's will close in this city this af. tervocn, at balf past ono o'clock, to go by railroad, and at four o'clock, te go by eteamboat, Tho Zorupoan edition of the Megat will be published ab tei o’cloce In tho morning, Single copies, in wrappors, in ents Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the New Yors Araatp will be recoived at the following pinoss tm Barope Lonnow,... Sampson Low, Son& 0 , 47 Rui. Lansing, Starr & Co, 74 King William strost. Aare ‘The News. By the arrival yesterday of the Hammonia at this port, and the Hungarian at Quebec, we have one ay’s later news from Europe. The aspect of affairs at the seat of war was not changed. Very heavy rains, with a serious rising of the river Po, made the country unpleasant to the troops, and some of the military works of the Austrians were damaged by the water. Napoleon was in . Alessandria, ia hourly consultation with his generals. The Aus- trian treops had made no movement from which anything definite as to their intentions could be learned. The first regular newspaper correspon- dence from the armies is addressed to the London Times, by @ special writer sent to the Austrian headquarters. We publish the letter to-day, which will be found very interesting. The Vienna correspondent of the same paper gives an explanation of the causes which induced the retirement of Count Buol from the ministry of foreign affairs of Austria. It appears that when it became evident that hostilities would actually commence, the friends of the Count represented to the Emperor that the Minis- ter could influence the policy of England very fave- vably towards Lim. In this they were disappoint- ed, and his enemies at court made it an efficient weapon against him, at the same time advising an official application to the Czax for the good will, at least of Russia. This was refused so long as Buol held office, the Gortschakof party, with the Expe- ror, still holding in d that Buol had been at pains to wil tulations to the Emperor Napoleon whenev ~a canard—of the of Sebastop After the | an intimation of dislike was known to Francis | Joseph, Count Buol gave up his place; anditis augured that a very friendly feeling, wh neutralize the French int generated between the courts of Petersburg, Rus locking to ultimate adyantag: ‘The sccond State caucus or convention of the hardshell faction of the New York democracy will meet at the Astor House to-day. The com- mittee appointed for the purpose at the lust cau- cus has waited, as we are informed, upon the softshell regency at Albany, and has received a very evasive, cqnivocal and unsatisfactory au- swer to the hardshell proposition, that the de- Jeyates from this State to the Charleston Presi- dential Conyention be elected by single districts. | The business of this day’s caucus, therefore, will be to determine the future policy of the hards in view of ihe refusal of the softs to yield the im- portant concession demanded. We understand that the caucus in question +humber one hundred und twenty odd dele- ice, from the centre to the remotest extremi- | ties of the State; and, from the support given to this hardshell movement by the democratic press in Turkey therefrom, | of the State, we suspect that this wing of the Consois closed in London on the 17th iust. at 91) | party will bold their ground, and to the last ex- a 91}. Cotton was heavy in Liverpool on the lith | iremity. It appears, while the programme of ata d ne of meaty anesiaiis of A DERBY: _The the softs, to wit—the appointment in the lump breadstuffs market was brisk at an advance in all s desoriationts | of the Charleston delegates by the State Con- | vention of next autumo—is supported by only Ww The Anierica is the next steamer due, with dates to the 2st inst.three days later. She ought to | some five or six democratic papers of the State, arrive at Halifax to-day. in addition to the Albany Argus-Adas, that Late papers from Caracas, Venezucla, have | the proposition of the hards for the elec- come to hand. They show that the insurrection in j tion of suid dclegates by the Congress- the country is still actively progressing. President | jonal_ districts reepectively is supported Castro had issned a proclamation to the Venezue- by some thirty-five democratic papers of the lans, pointing out the relative positions of the go- | commonwealth Thos, backed up by what we ment and the rebels, and denouncing these } Z 1 if iment of th ty, the Jaiter as tormentora, essassins, incendiaries, | M&Y call the popular sent! cd a Ad y, t = . rs, robbers and plunderers. He calls upon | bards will be very apt to insist upon their origi- aiy to maintain the glory of their banners | nal demand as their ultimatam. und the liberty and honor of the country, as the | The softs are “fighting shy;” but the Albany cyes of the repnblic and all America are upon | Regency have doubtless made up their minds to them. The forces of the rebel Sotillos had | finish, this coming full, the work which they so achieved some advantages in the East, aud the | vigorously commenced last September at Syra- chiefs had succeeded in uniting their forces, but a | ense, of chastising the hards into submission. farge and enthusiastic force of the troops of th Thus, we may anticipate from the approaching republic follow them in hot pursuit. The latest 2, A A I" yution of the pai the despatch from Valencia states that Zamora uaa | Utum nal Btete Convention .of the party been completely ronted at Barrinas by General | appointrment of a eolid and tractable soft shell Escobar. The government suffered the loss of ofi- | Gelegation to Charleston, devoted to the epccial cers Tesalio, Cadenas and Luis Romero. Our cor- | Presidential claims of Toratio Seymour, the respondent at Porto Cabello, writing on the 7th | particular favorite of Dean Richmond, Corning, AnbL, stys:—Discord continues to prevail between | Cagger, and the Albany railroad and lobby Re a upper 8 laws re h will fail of a. sees, who™want perma- | gency, and tke special antagonist of Danicl S. izing fendal claims, | Dickinson, the champion of the hards. recovering rapidly stir tak | Asolid New York delegation of this softshell a se restoration to health | . i 7 the position he may eis doubtful, aa he ad- | texture, it is shrewdly conjectured, may perhaps heres to the aristocratic party, Produce comes to’ | be able to play with the otherwise incongruous market more freely, and the markets ar improv: | Clements of the Charleston Convention, as a ing. The wea y guayra is unhealthy. The California overland mail of the 6th tn which arrived at St. Louis on Saty telligence of a desperate jyatt) Tnhited States troops, unde ‘und the port of La. | *kilfal engler plays with a fish too heayy and strong to be pulled at once to the shore. Thus, ‘the solid delegation of New York, voting | now for Wise, and next for Hunter, and e dy Pe} 9 a " etwe na party of | next for Douglas, or scattered about here ajor Van Worn, anda } and rday, brings in- i there, as the occasion may require, body of Camanche Indians, on the 19th ins 7 require, fork of the Arkansas river, ae | may keep the Convention within the Forly Indians wer ‘ . killed and thirty-six captured. Two wdtees ware | palm of their haud until some favorable break Killed and several wounded. Awong tig latter | shall be made for Seymonr, after the fashion of were Capt. Smith and Lieut. Leo, the sheep-like stampede for Pierce at Baltimore President Buchanan left Washington yesterday, | im 1852. on his way to North Carolina, to participate in the But the hards are aware of this soft calenla- commencement exercises of the college at Chapel | tion, and if they cannot be permitted an cven Hill. He is accompanied by Secretary Thompson | chance in the election of the Charleston deleyate Motions for a change of venue in the case of | z Pia ’ 0" | from the Empire State, they will contest the ed with the murder of Richard | d Lr James Glass, charged wil or piclard | monopoly game of the softs with an opposiug ‘Owens, and for a new trial in the ca ‘ee A PPosiag complete set of thirty-five hards, And thus, as Stephens, convicted of poisoning hi re | ee ‘ per yesterday before the Supreme Court, ‘ihe | between Van Buren and Cass the New York de | Incerucy fell to the ground in 1848, or, asin f James decisions were reserved. The Board of Aldermen met last evening, when | 1856, from the failure of the softa to control the & communication was received from the Mayor | Cincinnati Convention, the State was given over aominating Daniel E. Delavan to the office of City © to the enemy, so the two factions ia 1860 may NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1859, square up their accounts at Charleston, Nor are ' ee Intestine democratic divisions upoa mea nited to New York. In Virginia there is a Wise que and a Hunter clique, betweea which the party there baye narrowly escaped a crushing defeat, Tu Louisiana there isa Stidell and an anti Slidell clique, perfectly f:rions against each other; ia Georgia there ie a Cobb and aa anti- Cobb movement goiug on, snd in Penusylvania the confusion in the camp dies analysis, Let the New York demov' oy, therefore, cou- sole thecoselves with the refleotion that they are uot aloe in their troubles, but have plenty of company, and that much may be done ia twelve wouths to bring all these things right side up again. Let them also be consoled with this idea, that betweeu Seward men and actlSeward men, betwecu anti-slavery leuders aad conservative Americans and old line whigs, North and South, the opposition forces will usquestionably be di- vided in 1860 into ut least two Presidential par- ties, and thus the battle will be made excecdiog- ly intercsting. Meaat'me, we await the upshot of this Astor Hone hardshell caucus, ‘To the softs itmay be peace; but we fear that it will be a war, like that between Francis Joseph and Louis Napoleos. Is Grain Contraband of Wart Whenever @ fecling of sympatby and mutual regard seems about to spring up between the United States and England, some absurd prin- ciple or arrogant claim is sure to be bronght for- ward in the cld country that at once curdles the kindly sentiment in the American heart. Thus, Lord Clarendon, in his official position, uttered at the beginning of the Crimean war his boastfal announcement of the policy of the Auglu- French alliance, and immediately all the popu- lar feeling here was turned in favor of Russia. So now, when a general war menaces Wurope, and there isa growing disposition to stand by England if she should be compelled to fight ia defence o! her liberties, or the immunity of her trade, there is a party there that would drag her into the conflict whether or no, Casting about to see how injury can be most effectively wreught up, the belligerent to whom they are inimical, their mouthpiece, the London Zines, proclaims thet “it seems perfectly reasonable that both grain and coal should be contraband of war.” {t then goes back to the time of Charles 1. to seck authority for making “graia and victuals of ali sorts’ contraband, and then arrogantly claims that “each sovereign has the prerogative to make new declaratious of cou- traband.” Now this is a revival of all the old hateful claims of England, upon which her instructions to her cruisers in 1793 and her infamous “Orders in Council” were founded. Any atiempt on ber part to revive them at the preeent day will at once curdle every friendly sentiment towards England now existing in the American heart, and the practice of them, as was her wont fitty years ago, will bring the two countrice to blows at an early day. ‘The rights of neutrals aud the rule of contra- band of war are not very clearly deflued ju the admitted law of nations. But the intelligence of the present day requires that the doubt should accrue to the benefit of peaceful, and not ef cap- tious and belligerent nations. The decisions of the British Courts of Admiralty, rendered during the long and passionate conflict that marked the beginning of the present century, are often in conflict with the admitted principles of preceding times, and are not safe guides for the present generation. During that struggle England endeavored arbitrerily to bend the principles of international law to suit her own views and purposes, aud by virtue of might alone insisted upon playing with the rest of the world at the game of “heade I win, tails you loee.”” On the Sth of June, 1793, she instructed her cruisers to stop all vessels bound to France Jaden with corn, flour or meal, and to send them to a British port, but not for confiscation. In her treaty with Russia, Feb- ruary, 1797, it was stipulated that “only can- nons, mortars, firearms, pistols, bombs, grenades, balls, bullets, firelocks, flints, matches, powder, salipctre, sulphur, belmets, pikes, sworda, sword belts, saddles and bridles,” should be held as contraband of war; and this list was afterwards adopted in the convention between the same two Powers concluded in 1801. In determining what articles should be com- prised in the list of contraband of war, there is a very clear principle laid down by the publi- cists, which it would be well for all governments to adopt and adhere to. That is, that contra- band of war should not comprise any other ar- ticles than thoge useful only for purposes of war. If any attempt is made to include in it those ar- ticles which are of promiscuous use in peace and in war, the list would be interminable, since there is barély any material ont of which somet! it for war may not be fabricated. Az for “ the pre- rogative of each sovercign to make new declara- tions of contraband,” we reject it at once and completely. Thercin lics the whole danger. It would place the commerce of the world at the mercy of any mad monarch who had the power of making war, or issuing an “ order in council” to his cruisers. Give Duins To THE Turasty.—We perceive that our suggestions about establishing public drinking fountains throughout the city have been taken up and advocated in different quarters, and that the President of the Croton Board sent a communication to the Common Ceuncil Iact evening on the subject. We are constantly receiving communications ap- proving the idea, Even the religious newspa- pers, which’ uewally devote their space to abus- ing cach other, are coming out in favor of hy- drants or public fountains, We hope they will advocate our proposition, that a hydrant and drinking cup should be placed in the vicinity of all the churches, so that the spires and turrets thereof might serve as indices to the thiraty wayfarer, pointing to the spot where he can be nourished fiom the fountain of pure Croton, as well as the founf&in of spiritual grace. This pian is being now carried out in London, and it shikes us a8 an excellent one. There is nota city in the world with eo large a population as ours 0 wholly unprovided with the means of enjoying a simple drink of water, notwithstand- ing that an ever-flowing stream of it, pure and cold, gurgles beneath our feet ia every highway. But it flows unseen and untasted by the travel- ler who broils in the suu through our hot, dusty streets, Independent of the value of public fountains to physical comfort and good health, as elements in the moral improvement of the masses they thould be encouraged by the clergy, by tem- Perance reformers, philanthropists generally, and by the clergy expetially; for they should re- member what their Master promised to those who give a cup of water even to the least one. Tt msy be that for every fountain you opea 3Cu will close @ grogsbop; ond this is # consid- eration werth entertainiog. The cot would be very trifling, and would be amply compensated by fhe good which would accrue from the establishment of such conveniences. Let us pervevere, then, until we compel the authorities 7 g've us public fountains such as other cities porsess, —_——___—. Tux Viner Enkcrion—We cannot 4s yet undertake any definite solution of the returns of the Virginia election. The immense labyrinthine mountain region of that State, thinly iuhabited, and without any of the modern facilities of ex- presses, tele graphs and railroads, cannot be tho- rovgbly gleaned, perhaps, for some days to come We think, however, that enough is ascertained to settle the question of Letcher’s election as Governor by a seriously reduced majority, and that unless the democracy next time do a great deal better, they will be thoroughly beaten. They cannot stand on the doubtful ground of ibis election, They must advauce, or they will be Inevitably driven back in the next encounter before the victorious opposition. The Richmond Enquirer eeems to be somewhat amazed at the wonderful organization and strength of the op- position upon a three months’ notice, consider- ing that three months ago nothing more than the mere shadow of an opposition party was sup posed to exist in the Old Dominion. The sub- ject is indeed full of alarming suggestions to the wrangling democracy; tor if the vew opposition party cf Virginia have done this thing in their tirst experimental election, what may they not do in the second ? We apprehend that but for Jobn Minor Botts and bis policy of easy terms of union with the New York black republicans, Goggin could and would have been elected the successor of Go- vernor Wise. The result as itis sbould encour- age the opposition of Kentucky and Tennessee te strike cut boldly for an independent national organization, and to repudiate at once in thir view, outandout, the policy of a fusion with the black republicans upon .any terms short of their absolute surrender. There can be no union in 1860 between the Northern abolition followers of Seward and the Southern disci ples of euch conservative men as Crittenden uud Jobn Bell. That is certain. In the mean time, however, the very suspicion that the oppo- sition of the South are anxious for the shelter ot ihe republican camp, operates to strengthen the Southern sectional and secession democracy. Let the Southern opposition forces, then, withou! further delay, take their ground as a fixed and independent organization for 1860, upon a broad uational platform, repudiating the sectional ex- vesees of the nigger-worshippers of the North und the nigger-drivers of the South, and they may build up a party competent to control the Presidential issue. If our biack republican organs in this quarter find any comfort in the Virginia elections, they find it in the defeat of Goggin. Tbe reason is obvious. They do not want a third Presidential party in the field; but in the narrow escape of Letcher it is evident that there is room enough, and that there are materials enough in the South fer a very powerful third party in 1860. We know, too, that upon a national constitution- al platform such a party would carry away the balance of power in the North from the black republicans. Such are the teachings of this Vir- ginia election, akd they will be followed up. AFFAIRS AT WASIINGTON, Despatches from the African Squadron—Ac. tivity of the Slave Trade and Suggestions for Its Repression—Departure of the Presi. dent for North Carolina=Success of the Co- jorado £xpedition, d&ec. OUR SYECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. ‘Wasuinctox, May 30, 1859. The Navy Department havo roce!ved voluminous des- patches from the coast of Africa, daved Porto Praya, April 16. The commander of the frigate Cumberland gives rather @ graphic account of the modus operands of stealing and run- ning off Staves, as carried on by yachts, schoonors and re. gular trading vessels, The traffic during the last year, he says, bes been greatly on tho increase, notwithstand. ing the unceasing vigilauce of not only the Amorican equadron, but also 0” the Engligh and Spanish men-of-war in those waters. All kinds of expedients are resorted to by persons engaged in the traflic to avoid detection. He thnks that if the Department would employ a smaller class of yeesels, capable of running into the small rivers and bays, 60 as to intercept the elavers, they would be more successful in these voyages, and the trailic would be greatly abated. The Cabinet were insession at an carly hour this morn. ing, transacting some businces prior to the Presidont’s leaving today. The President, previous to his teaving, signed the commission of €xNenator Brown as Poatmas- ter at Philadelphia, vice Weazott, removed. The Cabinet will mect as usual during tho President’s absence. Every member cf the Cabinet accompanied the President to the cars to £€@ him oll, Secretary Thompson accompanied him. The long peading and animated controversy in regard to the election of a eite for federal courts for Baltimore city, was terminated today. The Presbyterian church pro- erly was accepted. The War Department have just received a commu nication from Brigadier General Clark, commandant of the Callfornia mihtary department, datod at Los Angelos, May 2, informing them of the complete suc- cess of Lieutenant Colouel Hotfman’s United Suites Colo- rado expedition; and adds that the troops engaged in tho expedition, with the exception of two companies, wero shen in march for economical stations on the sea doard. THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasntnaton, May 30, 1859, Mr. Appleton bas resumed his duties as Assiatant Seo retary of State. Secretary Floyd, who two wacks ago wont to Virginia to recruit his strength, which bad Ween wasted by sick ness, writes that his health is considerably improved, The Troubles of the Demvcracy. THE MERTING AT THE ASTOR HOUSE TO-DAY. Alsany, May 50, 1809, A meeting of national democrats was held some days mince at the Astor Mouse, and another meeting, cailed by the son-in-law of Hon. 5. Daniel Dickiason, is to be hela there to-morrow at twelve o’clook, am will be seeu by the following lotier, which has been privately circulatod among the prominent leading national democrats in the State:— To Mr.———— Duar Sin;—At the preliminary assemblage of national domocrats trom different parts of the Stato, represoatiog over thirty connties, hetd at the Astor Honga tn this city ou the 10th testant, for consuitution in regard to the future action of the party, !t was resolved to Lold an adjournes mecting at the same piaco on the Stet instant at LYM, In order to secure w more general atieadancs aad expreasios of opinion, and agree upou a plan of action The meat ing, numbering over one hundred of ocr friends, was harmonious and spirited, giving aspurance that the heart of the tro and loyal cemocracy of the Stata, which has pever faitered in upbolding the banner of the party, atil beate true to the cause, At the adjourned meeting, it in the carnhet wish of onr friends who aseembied on tho Luta, taat ticir aseactatos: of the old guard should be fully represeuted from every county in the State. Ia their bo halt [ invite your attond. ance anda oxprees the hopo that you wil not fail to be nent. Please rer. Respectfully and truly yours, : a if 7 BIDS ALL. Nuw York, May 21, 1959, A thick fog stil onvelopes the. vicinity o and it has been 1mpo2wib’s to seo two handred yards from the Jand for ten days. Ofcourse no steamord Dave bees intercepted, of can be untit it clears u| The Presbyterian (New School) General As= sembly. Witaincros, Del, May 80, 1859. The report on the Free Synod, referrivy the bedy to the action of pant General Astembites for ite Kentiments oo the pubject of slavery, was adopted. The report on odu Caio Was tive Giscuamed at lengtin, Arrival of the Califesnia Overiand Matt, DESPEKATE FIGHT BETWEEN UNITRD SPATES TROOPS AND CAMANCHS INDIANS. St. Loura, May 20, 1859, ‘The California overland mail of the 6th of May arrived yesterday. The news is entirely unimportant. A letter From Fort Beiknap, of the 22nd instant, says that an express had just arrived there from Camp Rad- zironiski, bringing @ report to the effect that Mejor Van Horn bad a desperate fight with the Northern Camanchos on the fork of the Arkansas river, May 16, Torty Tadians wore killed and thirty-six taken prinonors. Of the United States troops two soldiers wore killed and several wounded. Among the latter are Lieutenant Lee and Oap- tain Smith. A letter also says that bet ween four and five hundred Texaus were encamped about twenty miles below the Brazos, on the Indian Rovervo, with tho avowed tnten. tion of attacking the Reserve Indians. Much excitomont prevailed in that region. The Virgtala State Election, ‘The following majorities are reported: — Geaghs, wile Letcher, dem: +. 160 . 312 pirsiiiritt vMore, May $0, 1859. A special despatch Just received by the American, from the Hichmond Whig, says, in one bundrod and twolve counties, Letcher bas four bundred majority. ‘The thirty *1x counties to hear from gave Wise tweive hundred ma jority. We bave since learned that Goggin has made con- sderabie gaina in these. Putnam county is reported to have given a gmail ma Jority. AonMoND, May 36, 1869, The Faquirer thinks Letcher elected vy a small ma. jority, not over 5,600. WaASmNcTox, May 30, 1390. The beet informed partios hore estimate Lotchor’s ma- Jority at from 2,6¢0 to 6} Excursion of the Garde Lafuy-ute to Paterson Falts. Paxunson, N. J., May 30,1859. The Garde Lafayette, comprising the Fifty-fifth regi- mewt, of New York, arrived here at 9 A. M , and wore re- ceived by the Wastington Continental Guard of this city After marching throngh the principal stroets they re- paired to the Valley of the Rooks to cagege 1 target prac- tice. A splepuid disuer was prepared st the Falls for the ratlitary on a large number of invited guests. \To-nighi (here ig # graud promenade concert add bal! at the Passaic Falls Voltage. News trom Arizona, Sr Louis, May 80, 1859, The Arizonign—a paper printed in Tubac, in the Lorri: tory of Arizona—gives the proceedings of meeting held op the 8th inat. at Arizona City, expressing siroug dinap- orobation at the course the jast Congress pursued toward ‘oat country, and urgentiy requesting the co-operation of wi the citizens of the Territory in measures for the estab- vebment of an independent goverument. General Assembiy of the PresbytertanChurch of the United States, Ixpianarous, a., May 30, 1859. Tho Assembly to-day considered the reports of the Gom- mittees On Buis and Overtures, Systematic Benevolence and other matters of minor importance. ‘Too Theological Seminary question in connection with sluvery was discussed by Drs. McMaster and Rice. ‘Toe professors for tae Chicago Semioary witl probably be elected to morrow. The Aroostook Raliyond Bill. CaLais, BMe., May 90, 1859. Apublic meeting, presided over by Mayor Downes, was beld here on Saturday evening, in reference to the Aroostook Rajiroad bill, to be voted on by the citizens of this State on the 13th of June. A special agont, sent from Upper Aroostook, was present, who exhibited tao fad coedings cf a large mecting recently heid at Presque Iale, ‘2 Opposition to the measure, That mocting deciared that tho raising the price of tho settling lands in Aroostook from tifty cents an acre, payable in road work, to a dollar an acre, payable in mousy, as is done by the bili, wil! have a fatal effect in arreeting the emigration now settling thither, especially if the Homestead bill should pass Con gress; and they call upon the people of the State to de. seat the bill. Tne mecting upanimously rorolved to lond its ald to promote the wishes of Upper Aroostook, and ap. pointed @ committee of five to act accordingly. The Uberim Rescuers. Coucasus, Ohio, May 30, 1859. Judge Swan has delivered the opinion that a majority of the prisoners will to bo romanded. The Philadelphia Bank Statement. PHILADELPHIA, May 30, 1859. The specie in the Philadelphia banks has decreased $400,888 during the past week. Burning of the Steamer Block at Norfolk. NorFouk, May 30, 1859. ‘The steamer Block, from Baltimore for Noy Urieans, caugnt fire and burnt'at the wharf last night. Sha put sa here for fuel. Mysterious Death, SUSPNSION BxivGe, May 28, 1869. ON Olson, clork of the Grand Crunk Railway at Corouto, waz found dead ycsteriay on the river bank, having fuilen from « precipice a diswnce over two hundred fect, Tho body was horribiy mangled. He came from Toronto to celebrate the Queen’s birthday, since which he had not been heard Southern Ocean Steamer Movements. Savanna, May 29, 1859. The United States mail steamsbip Siar of tae South ar- rived below at nine o'clock iast night, and at her wharf this morning. New Wheat in Market. Sr. Lovis, May 29, 1859. The firet lot of new crop wheut was sold yesterday iu thie city for five dollars per bushel. Tbe wheat wae raised in De Soto county, Mississippi. Markets, PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Pimtangisuta, May 30, 1859, Stocks dull, Pennsylvania State Fives, 90; Rosaing Railroad, 2174; Morme Canal, 53; Long Isiand Raiiroad, 10%; Pennayivania Railroad, 4034. Naw Urieans, May 30, 1359. Cotton-—Salea to day, 4,000 bulee ut easier but not qo tubly iower prices; middiimg, lle, a dlc. Ourn—a de. clining tendency ; saies at 9834. Flour—A declining bre sales at $6.60 for superfine. [’rovisions very du Avavsra, May 0, 1859. Cotton quiet and prices weak. Cuarrestox, May 30, 1659. Colton—Litue inquiry, and prices weak. Savannan, May 30, 1859. Cotton—No sales to-day of any moment, and prices not £0 sleady. PHILADELPHIA, May 30, 18590 Breadstuffs dull and declining. Saies, wheat, 5,000 bushels, at $1 70 a $1 80 for white, and $1 60a $1 65 for red. Corn active: ycliow, 90c. Cats, 50c. Clover goed advanced to $6 50.” Whiskey dull at 20c, » 300, Crxciswatt, May 30, 1859. Flour advanced 26c. a 36c.: suies 2,7¢0 bbls. a $6 25% 8 $6 60 for suporfice. Wheat duil at $1 35a $1 40 for red, and $1 55 a $1 60 for white. Corn.active at 82c. & 860, Whiskey steady at 26. Osweco, May 30—6 P.M. The market for flour aud grain is very quiet, ales of moment having been mado; since the steamor’s news was mace public a firmer fooling among holdors is appa- reut. Canal freighta nominally 26c. on flour, 63gc. on wheat and 6c. on corn to New York. Lake importa"and canal expors upimportant. Tne total amvunt of grain afloat, from tho upper lakes for this port, {a 152,000 bush- els Wheat and 37,000 do. corn. Berrawo, May 30—1 P. M. Flour ip fair demand, and firmer at the close; salos 1,200 bbls. at $5 75 a $0 373g for State from Upper Lake Spriug; $6 75 a $7 26 for extra Michigan, Tadiauy aud Obio, aud o? 69 a $8for double extras, Wheat quiet; no sales, Corn firmer at the close; sound bold at #0c.; sales 10,000 bushels at 7¢c. a 752. for sound in stove, aud Tilo. for bound afioat. Oats nominal at 660. a 58. for State, Western ani Canada, Barley and rye quiet. Whiskey nominal at Cabal froights steady. Lako importa to-day—6,000 bois. flour, 7,000 busheis whest, 12,000 bushos corn. Canai exports—200 bbis. flour, 7,000 bushels wheat, 14,000 bush. els corn. Bervano, May 906 P. M. Flour in fair demand and firmor: salos 1,800 bbis, at $6 tor ordinary State trom upper lake spring wheat; $7 4 $7 873; for extea Miobigad, Indiana aud Ohio, and $7 50 4 48 for double extra Wheat.—No ad ahd aothing dclog. Corn Ormer: sales 2,000 pushe's ucsouad at 75c., und 13,000 bushels gound tiiacis at 80c. Oate 6 Ming ia & retail way at » Whiskey nominal at 260. Canai freights unchanged, Lake iinports to-day—6,000 bole flour, 17,000 bushels wheat, 12,000 bustwis corn, Canal exports to-¢ay—200 bbls.’ flour, 7,000 bushels wheat, 15,060 bushels corn. Atuany, May 50, 1859, Fiour heavy, bat prices nominatiy ‘unchaaged; salos 12,660 bola. tor retail ana rivor trade, Whowt offeriag froely at $2tor white Canadas buyors wre out of market; the only guics were damaged Canada at $1 76. Corn opeted firmer, but the markct was tess active at the close: wuica 16,000 burheis at 0c. fur round yollow; 8c. for white. od freeiy at lo, @ Glo for State, but no buyors jet and stony wt Nivio's GanoeN.—-A benelit will be given to Mr. Edy, the popular director of this theatre, on to-anorrow evouing. The aileir Is under the patronage of the Mayor of the aity and other prominent persons. The programme in- eludes the drama of “Ingomar,” in which Mre. Heron vorpot and Me. Eady will act} a batiet divertissemont with the Ronzani troupe, aud an operetta, ia which Miss Lucy Eecott, itr, Miranda and owors will stag. ‘We have recetved from the New Post Orrten Recon. Glebe cilice, Weanington, D.C.,a copy of the official ist of Post dices in the United States, with names of post iussters, April 1, 1850, the laws and reguiations of the deparimed!, aad an appen ix cootalning the names of post offices arranged by Stares aad co. he the most pertect beok of the Lig country. ties. It {8 claimed to compiler i ba OR The BS mavagomont of George Christy, is pinging wit great guc- crea wt No. 444 Broadway. nett et at erent aneennina et = Military Affaire, FIELD DAY OF THE SRVENTY-ViRST MROrMerer, Within the pest two years quite au csprit de corps bam been exhibited in the various regiments of the First Divi- sion, and a derire of emulation among many of what are. termed *‘crack”’ regiments. First on the jist is the “fie mous’’ Seventh regiment, whose performances have Seow chronicled in tho Hersxy feom time to time. Oue woot ago that regiment bad an exibition drill at Pasion Courss, Long Island, and their execution of some of the most in- tricate man@uyres surpassed all previous eflortx, The Seventy Oret regiment bas always been nokvowledged & close competitor of the Seventh; aud, it will beromem- dered, won @ beautiful prize wt Newburg two yeors age for superior battahoa movements, while competing with the Nineteenth: regiment, The drills of the Seventy and Seventy first reglaeuts always excite furore among aa lt- bet men and the friends of the rivul reginenws, eope- ciuby on ficld and gala days, when there is no lacis of military convolesours to wit and criticiee the dritte. Yesterday the seventy-tirst paraded for a fleld day. The regimental lime was formed in Broome street, rij ing on Broadway, at eigbt o'clock A. M., alter which proceeded to “Curop Warbingten,”’ Staten Istand, old camp ground durivg the “sepoy” or Quarantine war. The treop# paraded in fetigue dress, with knapaacks and one day’s rations, After the formation of the regimoa- tal line the regimeat marched down Broadway, headed by their drum corps and Dodworth’s band, in colume bv platoon‘ censisting of seven compauies, with #ixtcom mea front, besides the guideg, On the route of march they attracted considerable attest! by the precision of the cadence of their Sep. and the proper preservation of 18 company frout. arrived at Whitehall in“time to take the ten o'clock boat for Tompkinvitle, where they arrived at a quarter before oleven o'clock. They wore 0- companicd in the trip down by a large number of spvcta- tors. After they disembarked they took up the line of march for tho drill ground om the north side of the Quarantine enclorure. Here tho regiment stacked their muskets, avd shortly afterwarde proceoded to drill in the Wc mancuvres In Hardeo’s tactics, without arms, viz:— 1, Open and close ranks. 2. Manual of arms and the firings. 8. Advance in ineof battle. 4. Lena a tar of bittle, to break by column into company, to the rear, by the right. 5. Changing direction in coldmns at fall di itanoe. 6, Close on the right company (the columa be: ing in line of march ) 7. To take distances on the rear of the column. 8. Form divisions (battalion in colamn by company at full distauce.) 9. On the right, into lime wf battle (column being at full distance.) 10. Forward into Hine of hattte (column at full distance in march) 12. Faced to the rear into line of battle (column at full cistance in march) 12, Forming in live of battle, in march, by two movements. 13 Breaking to the ri jute coinmn. 14. To the eft into tine (column at full ais- tance, right in front). 15. Deploying battalion in cotuma. 16 Deployment ot columa close in mags. 17. Marching by flank. 18. Forming battalion, right by tle into line 19. Changing front forward. 20. Chi front to rear, 21. Ae ‘the battalion into coluno, 7 . pormets of column, doubled in centro (in march). 23. Forming square iu march. 24. Advancing inequare. 25. g in wquare, 26, Re- vgbe ia mor movement waa executed laely at half. twelve o'clock, when the regiment was Neeagedie dmper, The troops gathered themselves in knots of four or five each ou the grass, in proximity te the parave ground, where y took of the day's rations provided by regimental order. It-was a Deautiful right to eee the troops dining off their grassy tables ; and especially to aco the ladies preside and do the honors, At balf past two o'clock P. M. the regiment re- assembled, and repeated # number of the movements vamed in the above programme, with muskets. The manner of exccution of the various movements will uct allow of any criticiam; it 1g suffictent to say that it did aot come up tothe previous performances of the regimout. ‘Tho aflair was attended by beiwoon two and three hundred persons, many of whom came on the ground in carriages and other vehicles, The day was quite warm, aad at neon was quite uncomfortably #0, As uauai on Fuch cocasions, there was a large number of refreshment booths planted near the ground, where many of the spes- tstors regaled themselves, The regiment returned to this city at half paet six o'clock, and made a short streot parade and then dismissed. MILITARY PARADE TO-DAY. ‘The Third Company National Guard, Captain James Price, accompanied by their regimental band, will make an afternoon parade to-day, in commemoration of the eleventh anniversary of their present captain's command of this company. e parade will undoubtedly be very fine, in keeping with the previous ances of this corps. In tho evening the company will give a banquet at the M Mitan Hotel. A large number of guests have been invited, and a good time may be expec! Tax Yacut Rack.—The annual regatta of the New York Yacht Club will come off on Wednesday next, over the Old course, beginning at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, thence to the Southwest Spit, and back to the Battery. ‘This is a race to please the children, and the course has been selected especially fof tho dolectation of the young ladies who are fond of smooth water. We are very glad that something is to be done for open sea yachting as well, Many of the first class yachts, such as the Julia, tho Rebecca, and others, will not sail in this race, ‘but will prepare for a grand sweepstakes and ocean raco, to come off within the noxt three or four weeks. The course will be either around Block Island, or down te the Lightship off Capo May, and a fine contest may be expected. Wo would suggest that when this race does come off, there should be no blundoring about he sailing directions. The Sailing Committoe should serve the sailing master of each yacht with an official Printed list of the sailing directions, go as to prevent any: repetition of the Plum Gut mistakes of last yoar, If this matter is properly attended to the race will bo exceed- ingly interesting. ——___—__—_____. Acapemy or Musi0—FaRewsu Bexerit or Mux Procoromis1.—Mademoigelle Piccolomini made her afieu to the public Inst night, in tho opera of “I! Poliuto.” The house was crowded, and the audience one of the most distingué that has ever been seen within tho walls of the Academy, We have already given @ particular account of the opera and the manner in which the principal rdles are sung by Piccolomini, Siguors Brignoli and Amodio, The per- formance of last night was quite equal to any that had Preceded it, Mile, Piccolomini seemed inspired with more than her veual artistic fervor, and Brignoli sang superbly, The whoio ensemble, including the orchestra, under Mr. Muzio’s direction, was very fine. ‘The grand finale of the second act was received with im- merse enthusiasm, the artiats being called out twice, and the stage literally covered with boquets, The dustt in the third act, with the wuperb andante, received almost as Tmuch applaure as the morceau that preceded it. At tho end of the opera, Mile. Piccelomini being called out, ad- dressed the audience in Eoglish, as follows :— My Drax Frienps—tin this beautiful temple, eight months since, you bade me cordial weicome ; during tuis period (Ob, how short, how happy to me !) you have been always most kind, most indulgent ; I give you thanks from the depth of my heart, and will ever hold you in sweet mom- ory. This immenso country, througn which I have rapid- ly journeyed. I leave with teara of sincere regret, and pray my good ar get will once safely guide me to ita hespitable shores, Encouraged by this hope, with lees os Tecan say adiev. Ibid you all, dear friends, faro- wei This speech was received with much favor, and the fair captatrice retired covered with floral demonstrations of tke popular favor, No artiet that has ever appeared here bas 80 exgentially a public pet as Mille. Piccole- mini, and her deparwuire, which we hear takes place om Saturday, will be sincerely regretted by Ler numerous admirers, To-day the last matinGe will be given. The imme {ucludes “Don Parquale” and ene act of ‘13 Favorita,” with Piccolomini, Brignoli, E. Baril and Moggiorotti. Tne attendance will undoubtedly be very large. There will bs no opera on Wednesday. On Friday Madame Corteai, of whose vocal and hietrionic powers we fen very best accounts, will make ber debut im Street Opening and Widening Swindles. [From the Daily News, May 28. The Herat ape! Properly takes excoption to the whole- sale swindling which is too frequently perpatrated by Speculators and others in strect openings, widenings and alleged improvements. Undor the pretoxt of puolic good the most stupendoue frauds are committed against pro- erty hoigers and the substantial interests generally. us it is difficult to ascertain whether the men who ap- ply for such itoportant street alterations are actuated by proper motives or not. For our part, during an acqoaio- tance with the affairs of the Corporation, wiich covers » Period of a quarter of a century, we can say that not ons in ten of theee propositions originate or are asked for by Persons who are not governed by seifish or pecuaimry Motives. While the quiet citizan is attending to ule own, legitimate concerns the wily lobby agent ws hurrying through the Corporation, for his incipals in the back gTound, an ordinance to takeaway the property of the citl- zen, or to destroy it, ander pretense of public advautuga. ‘There are men, and some of them in high official posi- tions, who are well known brokers for the accomplish- ment of such infamous schemes of plunder. If there are brckers for stocks, for merchandise, for real estato, and, in abort, for the several departments of trade, eo are there, within sight of the City Hail, brotors in maniotpal corruption—men who are getting, aud some who nave be- ‘o1ne rich, by acting as intermediates betoveen the corrupt official ana the outaider who wants a job or an “ improve- ment.’ The bargain is seldom or ever struck direouy ‘with the cffloia! ; he te too cunning for that. The middie- ‘man or broker {8 sought, and it is with him that the little arrangement ig made. ‘The corruptor aid the oorrugtes are not brought into persona! contact—ono can never “‘pipe”’ upon the other. [he broker cugages to put the thicg through for so much money—the acnount dependent upon the valine or tmportarce of the measure, and thus the Outsider has no conversation or understanding with the rty who Is to ‘do the doad.”? What proportion of the rive is given to the agont as his commission or brokor: We do not know, but we ofron hear vagne grumblings that such or such 8 broker has cheated his principal and takem the lio ruth-—and the Hie share, This 8 no fency sketch. It in Goa’ Kany ik bot wide of the mark whe it denounces the pokitions to widen Nasasu and other streets 4s infenons, ploncering jobs, Not but Ueat there may be some fow honcet meu who have been inveigied 1ato its support, bua that there is a mighty big nigger in the fence which should be smoked out. For our part we haye no hovitation in soying that we are opposed W the soleme, md when god that ‘having bought two fine lots, not on Nasan Street, vpta whiok wo are buliding the largest and ‘inea® newapaner edifice for the ude at aur onper fist New York cau eilted, we may be acquitted of any othec than digiate- feswed mowves io Our opyosiiou,